NDLI: Yoga Enhances Positive Psychological States in Young Adult Musicians

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Butzer, Bethany Ahmed, Khalique Khalsa, Sat Bir S.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Although yoga has been shown to be a viable technique for improving the performance of the mind and body, little attention has been directed to studying the relationship between yoga and the psychological states of flow and mindfulness. Musicians enrolled in a 2-month fellowship program in 2005, 2006 and 2007 were invited to participate in a yoga and meditation program. Fellows not participating in the yoga program were recruited separately as controls. All participants completed baseline and end-program questionnaires evaluating dispositional flow, mindfulness, confusion, and music performance anxiety. Compared to controls, yoga participants reported significant decreases in confusion and increases in dispositional flow. Yoga participants in the 2006 sample also reported significant increases in the mindfulness subscale of awareness. Correlational analyses revealed that increases in participants’ dispositional flow and mindfulness were associated with decreases in confusion and music performance anxiety. This study demonstrates the commonalities between positive psychology and yoga, both of which are focused on enhancing human performance and promoting beneficial psychological states. The results suggest that yoga and meditation may enhance the states of flow and mindful awareness, and reduce confusion.
Starting Page	191
Ending Page	202
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10900586
Journal	Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15733270
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-12-31
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Music Flow Mindfulness Yoga Meditation Psychology Health Psychology Public Health Psychotherapy and Counseling
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Applied Psychology

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